The Book of Geneses is the Old Testament story of creation. Written by Moses, it is his somewhat reluctant attempt at explaining the creation of man which would form the basis of his religion.
When we read the story of Adam and Eve its like reading a made up children's story. We know that Moses was an intelligent man so why would he deliberately set out to insult the intelligence of future generations? What could he possibly have been thinking of while perched under a bush in the wilderness while contemplating putting his new religion into words? Did he have a nip too much to drink or too much of the manna? Perhaps he experienced a mild heatstroke? Surely, one would assume, that the origins of one's self would play a fundamental essence within all religious doctrine, as, who are we…where do we come from…are both soul quenching questions we all ask ourselves…and when we do, we are referred to Adam and Eve with no place else to go.
To understand Moses' full potential, and the possible problems he may have faced in the wilderness, we should consider his personal life just prior to his exile from Egypt. Moses, as many seem to constantly overlook, was a prince[2] of Egypt and entirely conditioned by palace life. Possessing this royal status Moses would have been highly educated in worldly affairs, as the Egypt of the time would have been viewed upon as America is viewed upon today. Egypt was a superpower and the center of learning, attracting visitors from all around the globe, or at least those who had mastered seamanship. Above all, Moses would have been well taught in the Egyptian Mysteries, perhaps even held a priestly position, which was customary for sons of the Pharaoh or members within the royal court. The education and status of Moses cannot be disputed as it is further confirmed by the 1st century Jewish historian Josephus.
After carefully considering Moses' status and education we can reach no other conclusion that we must view him as a professor running lose in the wilderness. Perhaps his intention was to keep things simple Simon. However we wish to view the simplicity of Moses' writing, there is one other factor that is never considered: how important to Moses was the keeping of vows? Being learned in the sacred Egyptian Mysteries Moses would most definitely have been under pledge to keep quiet and always vouchsafe these Mysteries. If we are to assume that Moses was of noble character he would have respected that age old principle. This is regardless of whatever religious mood he wanted to establish amongst the Hebrews. The Egyptian Mysteries, his belief structure since childhood, would have remained private as well as personal.
Now, the keeping of pledges was only directed toward those who Moses would have considered as incapable of receiving, as well as understanding the wisdom and principles involved. The rebellious nature of the Hebrews in the wilderness was direct profanity against the sacred, especially the 'sole god' concept that Moses was trying to establish…or at least maintain, as the 'sole god' principle had already been established in Egypt. Had the Hebrews proved not so rebellious, or 'stiff necked' people as they were called, then perhaps we may have received a much different version of Geneses as we have today.
We say reluctant simply because only the first chapter, some brief 31 verses actually deal with the creation hypothesis, with the remaining 50 chapters dealing with who begot who which Moses could not possibly have known. That the genealogical lines of who begot who since Adam and Eve is an erroneous work is proven by history itself. It's laughable to assume that this information is God inspired information. In some instances it seemed that even Moses got bored, so as in order to quicken the passage of time some characters were given a hearty life span of 800 or 900 years.
To understand Moses' full potential, and the possible problems he may have faced in the wilderness, we should consider his personal life just prior to his exile from Egypt. Moses, as many seem to constantly overlook, was a prince[2] of Egypt and entirely conditioned by palace life. Possessing this royal status Moses would have been highly educated in worldly affairs, as the Egypt of the time would have been viewed upon as America is viewed upon today. Egypt was a superpower and the center of learning, attracting visitors from all around the globe, or at least those who had mastered seamanship. Above all, Moses would have been well taught in the Egyptian Mysteries, perhaps even held a priestly position, which was customary for sons of the Pharaoh or members within the royal court. The education and status of Moses cannot be disputed as it is further confirmed by the 1st century Jewish historian Josephus.
After carefully considering Moses' status and education we can reach no other conclusion that we must view him as a professor running lose in the wilderness. Perhaps his intention was to keep things simple Simon. However we wish to view the simplicity of Moses' writing, there is one other factor that is never considered: how important to Moses was the keeping of vows? Being learned in the sacred Egyptian Mysteries Moses would most definitely have been under pledge to keep quiet and always vouchsafe these Mysteries. If we are to assume that Moses was of noble character he would have respected that age old principle. This is regardless of whatever religious mood he wanted to establish amongst the Hebrews. The Egyptian Mysteries, his belief structure since childhood, would have remained private as well as personal.
Now, the keeping of pledges was only directed toward those who Moses would have considered as incapable of receiving, as well as understanding the wisdom and principles involved. The rebellious nature of the Hebrews in the wilderness was direct profanity against the sacred, especially the 'sole god' concept that Moses was trying to establish…or at least maintain, as the 'sole god' principle had already been established in Egypt. Had the Hebrews proved not so rebellious, or 'stiff necked' people as they were called, then perhaps we may have received a much different version of Geneses as we have today.
We say reluctant simply because only the first chapter, some brief 31 verses actually deal with the creation hypothesis, with the remaining 50 chapters dealing with who begot who which Moses could not possibly have known. That the genealogical lines of who begot who since Adam and Eve is an erroneous work is proven by history itself. It's laughable to assume that this information is God inspired information. In some instances it seemed that even Moses got bored, so as in order to quicken the passage of time some characters were given a hearty life span of 800 or 900 years.
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